Single-cell RNA sequencing characterizes the molecular heterogeneity of the larval zebrafish optic tectum

A Martin, A Babbitt, AG Pickens, BE Pickett… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The optic tectum (OT) is a multilaminated midbrain structure that acts as the primary
retinorecipient in the zebrafish brain. Homologous to the mammalian superior colliculus, the …

The physiology of behavioral impacts of high CO2

RM Heuer, TJ Hamilton, GE Nilsson - Fish physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent experimental studies show that relatively small increases in environmental CO 2 can
fundamentally alter the behavior of marine and freshwater fishes by altering and/or impairing …

Gustatory and general visceral centers and their connections in the brain of adult zebrafish: A carbocyanine dye tract‐tracing study

J Yáñez, Y Souto, L Piñeiro… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The central connections of the gustatory/general visceral system of the adult zebrafish
(Danio rerio) were examined by means of carbocyanine dye tracing. Main primary gustatory …

Functional conservation and genetic divergence of chordate glycinergic neurotransmission: Insights from amphioxus glycine transporters

M Bozzo, S Costa, V Obino, T Bachetti, E Marcenaro… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glycine is an important neurotransmitter in vertebrates, performing both excitatory and
inhibitory actions. Synaptic levels of glycine are tightly controlled by the action of two glycine …

Distribution of gamma‐aminobutyric acid immunoreactivity in the brain of the Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri): Comparison with other fishes

R Anadón, I Rodríguez‐Moldes… - Journal of Comparative …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central
nervous system (CNS) of vertebrates. Immunohistochemical techniques with specific …

Immediate early gene expression related to learning and retention of a visual discrimination task in bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium griseum)

T Fuss, V Schluessel - Brain Structure and Function, 2018 - Springer
Using the expression of the immediate early gene (IEG) egr-1 as a neuronal activity marker,
brain regions potentially involved in learning and long-term memory functions in the grey …

Developmental genoarchitectonics as a key tool to interpret the mature anatomy of the chondrichthyan hypothalamus according to the prosomeric model

GN Santos-Durán, S Ferreiro-Galve, S Mazan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The hypothalamus is a key vertebrate brain region involved in survival and physiological
functions. Understanding hypothalamic organization and evolution is important to …

In amphioxus embryos, some neural tube cells resemble differentiating coronet cells of fishes and tunicates

ND Holland, JH Mansfield - The Biological Bulletin, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
For neurula embryos of amphioxus (chordate subphylum Cephalochordata), the anterior
region of the neural tube was studied with transmission electron microscopy. This survey …

Differential expression of five prosomatostatin genes in the central nervous system of the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula

D Sobrido‐Cameán, H Tostivint… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Five prosomatostatin genes (PSST1, PSST2, PSST3, PSST5, and PSST6) have been
recently identified in elasmobranchs (Tostivint et al., General and Comparative …

A developmental study of the cerebellar nucleus in the catshark, a basal gnathostome

S Pose-Méndez, I Rodríguez-Moldes… - Brain Behavior and …, 2017 - karger.com
The output of the cerebellar cortex is mainly released via cerebellar nuclei which vary in
number and complexity among gnathostomes, extant vertebrates with a cerebellum …